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About Pelagerya Village

Pelagerya is a large village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,179 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pelagerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pelagerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 224.2 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pelagerya compares

By the 2011 count Pelagerya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 224.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pelagerya

Pelagerya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pelagerya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panrua, Paparara, Patgerya and Patpacha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pelagerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pelagerya village had a population of 2,278. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Pelagerya village has 1,179 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pelagerya has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Pelagerya is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pelagerya covers 224.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pelagerya falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pelagerya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pelagerya.

Pelagerya is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pelagerya today is likely to be higher.

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